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Maui duo charged in armed robbery

COURTESY MAUI POLICE DEPARTMENT

Cianna Cruz Wallace, 26, of Paia, has been charged in connection with a gas station robbery in Pukalani. Her bail was set at $250,000.

A 26-year-old Paia woman has been charged in connection with a gas station robbery in Pukalani.

Cianna Cruz Wallace was charged with first-degree robbery. Her bail was set at $250,000.

At about 9 p.m. on June 7, police said a woman entered the Chevron mini-mart, at 3425 Old Haleakala Highway, where she pointed a handgun at the cashier and demanded money.

Police said the woman left the store with cash and fled in a vehicle driven by a male.

Police arrested Wallace Friday.

The male driver, 36-year-old Desmond Puu of Makawao, was charged June 20 with first-degree robbery. Puu’s bail also was set at $250,000.

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